The Afghanistan Papers – Germany cannot prohibit the publication of military situation reports by invoking copyright law

Roman Brtka reports on a recent decision by the German Federal Court of Justice ruling on the German Government's attempt to prevent press publication of classified reports on the basis of copyright infringement. Roman discusses the background to the case, and the impact of the decision for the press and for rights-holders.

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